OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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Spray

Chemical

Hose

Gun

 

Gatling

High

Spray

Pressure

Wand

Hose

High Pressure

Pump

Engine

BASIC ELEMENTS OF A PRESSURE WASHER

High Pressure Pump: Increases the pressure of the water supply.

Engine: Drives the high pressure pump.

High Pressure Hose: Carries the pressurized water from the pump to the gun and spray wand.

Spray Gun: Connects with spray wand to control water flow rate, direction, and pressure.

Gatling Spray Wand: Allows the user to quickly change high-pressure nozzles. See How To Use Spray Wand instructions in this section.

Chemical Hose: Feeds cleaning agents to the pump to mix with the water. See How To Apply Chemicals/ Cleaning Solvents instructions in this section.

BASIC ELEMENTS OF AN ENGINE

Refer to the engine manual for location and operation of engine controls.

Choke Control: Opens and closes carburetor choke valve.

Starter Grip: Pulling starter grip operates recoil starter to crank engine.

Engine Switch: Enables and disables ignition system.

PRESSURE WASHER

TERMINOLOGY

PSI: Pounds per Square Inch. The unit of measure for water pressure. Also used for air pressure, hydraulic pressure, etc.

GPM: Gallons Per Minute. The unit of measure for the flow rate of water.

CU: Cleaning Units. GPM multiplied by PSI. GPM x PSI = CU

A20118

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DeVillbiss Air Power Company XC2800, A20118 operation manual Operating Instructions, Engine Drives the high pressure pump